Tina's Dog Grooming Fareham

22/07/2024

Thank you for visiting 😊 lots of happy dogs

13/07/2024

🥰🥰 thanks for visiting Tina's 🥰🥰

10/07/2024

How adorable are these puppies 🥰Such a pleasure to do their puppy intros.
I have had a cancellation for this Friday 12th 10.30am. Also have 9am Tues 16th.
We are then fully booked until September 😱 so it is important to get your next booking in when you leave, or sooner xx

11/06/2024

A few lovely recent visitors 🥰

22/05/2024

Has a customer dropped this by the front door? Thought I'd ask in case it's sentimental.

27/04/2024

Just a few stray furries I saw on holiday 🥹

21/04/2024

Hello all,
Please get any messages done by end of today, we are on leave all next week.
Thank you!
Next availability is end of May.

13/04/2024

Another lovely week! Only a few photos as was so busy 🥰
EDIT:
Next availability is:
May
Thur 2nd 2pm 3.30pm
Fri 17th 9am
Mon 20th 1.30pm
Tue 21st 3pm
Thur 23rd 2.30pm
Fri 24th 3.30pm
Tue 28th 1.30pm
I'm just still seeing how my new 4 day week is working out for current customers, if I'm able to take on new ones in the summer I'll post on here.

05/04/2024

Some lovely visitors this week 🥰

29/03/2024

Have a lovely Easter break everyone!
Remember keep those chocolates and hot cross buns away from your furry friends x

25/03/2024

Dear customers, following a financial review we need to have an increase this year to help cover the ever expanding running costs. This is to come into effect 1st April. Thank you for your understanding.
Tina

12/03/2024

The girls did well!
Maggie got a 1st in her class and Phoenix a 5th behind international dogs in a class full of champions.

Phee practically ran all the way into the doors and it's the one place Maggie is allowed to be her rude self hugging and licking as many people and children as she could get her hands on 🤣

11/03/2024

Lovely day today with these guys nursing my 'crufts hangover'. 🥰

07/03/2024

We will now be closed until Monday and any messages or calls will be returned then, as we are getting ready to show this weekend at the biggest dog show in the world! Very excited for CRUFTS 2024 😍

07/02/2024

✂️🚿🐕***NEWS***🐕🚿✂️

From April onward I will be adding an extra day. The salon will then be open MON TUE THUR FRI. This is because we are almost fully booked 8 weeks in advance. This is great news as means there will be more availability for our regulars upon rebooking. I will see how this pans out over the coming months and if I feel we have some extra space we may take on a few new newbies. Watch this space 🥰

28/01/2024

I now have this monday 29th 10.30am available if any customers would like it? 1.5hr slot. TAKEN
Also Fri 9th 9am TAKEN
Mon 26th 10am.
Nothing after that until 21st March

12/01/2024

Appointments left for February:
Thur 8th 12noon
Thur 15th 9am 3pm
Thur 22nd 3pm

01/01/2024

To all our customers, wishing you a happy and health new years xx
I'm beside my diary today. I've messaged the ones who didn't rebook from December, availability from 8th Feb onwards, text me dates, not many dates in Feb left x

23/12/2023

I'd like to wish all our customers a lovely Christmas break, and to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for choosing us as your dog's groomer for the past year and continuing to support our small business. It's been a pleasure to see all our furry friends and wish you all a great new years.
Love and nose boops from Tina and the sausage crew xx

22/12/2023

14/12/2023

14/12/2023

SAFE SPACE- a simple thing that could prevent behaviourists up and down the country getting calls and emails over Christmas from desperate and upset dog owners who are suddenly dealing with a bite incident.

By a safe space we mean a separate area (or room) that your dog can be in where they won’t be disturbed by visiting people or dogs. Safe spaces can be useful for ALL dogs, not just anxious or reactive dogs, ALL dogs- even the ‘bombproof’ ones (who can also get pushed to the point of not coping).

There are loads of different ways to make a safe space and it can help to have a couple of options. I have a long stairgate on my kitchen that I use, I have stairgates on other rooms too and I’ve also used puppy pens and room dividers and they can all be really useful.

If you have a dog like tigger who could jump even a tall dog gate then you can hang a second dog gate above one at floor level- I’ve added a photo of this as I used this with my first inuit who could easily hop a tall gate! Having an open plan house doesn’t mean you can’t have a safe space, you might just have to be creative (puppy pens can be used as a ‘fence’ room divider and stairgates can be really long, mine is nearly 1.5m wide). Please see the photos of options I’ve used for more ideas.

Using a stairgate or puppy pen is normally better than a shut door as dogs then don’t feel excluded and can see what’s happening and still feel part of it all but they have a safe zone too. Some dogs may be better where they can’t see visitors though if they are very stressed and then an upstairs room where they can be away from it all may be better for them- as always, it depends on the dog!

Shutting a dog in a crate generally isn’t the best option as they may then feel restricted and unable to escape; a crate with the door open inside a puppy pen (or behind a stairgate) can be an option if you have a dog who loves a crate (but remember that many dogs don’t love a crate and prefer to be high up).

It really helps if you make the safe space in a room your dog already likes being in and would choose to spend time with but if that isn’t an option then you need to put in quite a bit of work to help them love the place you’ve chosen for them.

Safe spaces can be useful, even for dogs who aren’t reactive to visitors- when people arrive, when you are eating etc, when children are playing with noisy scary toys etc, when you have visitors with babies etc. They are also useful if you need to keep dogs apart from each other for whatever reason.

Whatever safe space you choose to use there are TWO crucial rules:

1. Get your dog used to being in their safe space well in advance of having visitors. Help them to LOVE being in their safe space. Initially sit in the kitchen/whatever room you’ve chosen WITH them and spend time with them while they do something they like (activity toy with food in etc). Don’t just shut them in there and walk away- you need to build up to them being in their safe space and gradually and at their pace. They might need you just the other side of the stairgate to start with. Make sure they always have rewarding things to do in there and a bed they love (or a chair they like etc). Add items of your worn clothing etc to make it a place they feel safe. Experiment with plug ins (adaptil/pet remedy etc) to see if they like them.

2. Make sure the safe space is SAFE. Make sure that people cannot wander into that area, don’t put it in a room people (especially unattended children) could wander into. Be careful that your stairgate (if you use one) can’t fall over or be knocked over. Make sure the room is safe for your dog- nothing in there that could harm them or scare them (don’t put the washing machine on if they are scared of the spin cycle for example!). Make sure that children are never left unattended to attempt climb or get in your stairgate or pen (sounds like common sense but you’d be surprised!)

I know it sounds like a bit of effort to make a safe space but when you’ve done it and your dog is totally happy being in there, it’s a huge relief and so much better than trying to manage an anxious/excitable dog onlead around visitors Starting with your dog separate doesn’t mean that your dog can’t meet visitors (if that’s appropriate for them)- it can just mean that it’s easier to manage the initial period when people arrive as it’s generally an exciting/scary time for dogs when lots of people arrive at once and everyone is standing up in a narrow space like a hall. My dogs all absolutely love people but I still find it useful having a safe space (as not all people love dogs!)

Laura McAuliffe Dog Communication 2022

11/12/2023

As we have now entered the run up to Xmas and everyones lives are very busy can I please ask everyone check their appointments. Reminders go out 24hrs before so we should not be getting any no shows. A little thumbs up at the text would be great! If you are not able to attend please please give me at least 24hr notice as I have a list of people waiting. Next availability is 15th Jan, if you haven't booked your next appt yet please do so to avoid disappointment.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone for their Xmas grooms 😊
Thank you!